All Crime, fraud & security articles – Page 8
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NewsRetail Week Technology Awards launched
Retail Week has announced the launch of the Retail Week Technology Awards, a new event to be held next June.
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Borders: All systems gone
When Borders split from its US parent, IT boss Simon Thomas was charged with replacing every system the company had in just a year. He tells Joanna Perry how he managed it.
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Downturn triggers rise in retail crime
The economic downturn is having a growing impact on shoplifting with thefts at Tesco up more than a third this year.
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Technology spending: A time to make do and mend?
The credit crunch is forcing consumers to keep their wallets in their pockets, but does it mean that the purse strings are also tightening for IT departments? Joanna Perry finds out.
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Retail crime headed for a ‘rapid rise’
Retailers are bracing themselves for a rise in retail crime as the British Retail Consortium (BRC) warned that the credit crunch will “wipe out” falling statistics recorded over the last year.
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Retail crime a threat as economy slows
Retailers face increasing crime levels as the economic slowdown threatens to wipe out efforts made to reduce retail crime in the past year.
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Body Shop opts for global security system
Body Shop has selected a system to help it achieve PCIDSS compliance across its global organisation.
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John Lewis pushes on with IP CCTV roll-out
John Lewis has gone live with a networked CCTV system at its Leicester Highcross store, which opened last week.
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TK Maxx to use data to tackle shrinkage
Discount retailer TK Maxx is to roll out a data-mining system to identify fraudulent activity and process errors.
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Sainsbury’s bolsters its videoconferencing
Sainsbury’s logistics division is using a managed videoconferencing service in 10 UK locations to improve collaboration, cut travel costs and support corporate social responsibility.
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Staff safety on a knife edge
Violent crime has never been higher up the agenda and shopworkers are on the front line. Charlotte Hardie asks what is being done to protect them from knife attacks
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Iceland founder hits out at soaring shop crime
“We are plagued with a tidal wave of shoplifting. 50 per cent of the time it turns violent. Our store managers are physically attacked, spat at, assaulted – it’s out of control.”
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M&S to up PoS security with system roll-out
Marks Spencer is to introduce a new IT security system at the point of sale (PoS).
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Croydon named hotspot for fashion theft
Croydon in south London has been named the worst place for fashion fraud, suffering the highest amount of stock loss or shrinkage caused by theft.
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Your retail industry: sharing practical insights
Retail Week is proud to bring you an impressive line-up of retail speakers
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3 days, 6 cutting-edge conferences
Retail Week Conferences and Retail Solutions have joined forces to present the retail industry with a unique platform providing extensive learning and networking opportunities.
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Welcome to Retail Solutions 2008
Retail Solutions allows retail technology professionals to meet and hear the UK’s leading retailers. The focus this year is on staying ahead with sustainable retailing
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Bags of confusion
A reduction in plastic bags is an environmental victory but, by encouraging shoppers to use their own carriers, retailers increase the risk of shoplifting. Charlotte Dennis-Jones reports
